Enhanced virtual networking with cloud edge providers

Abstract

This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to managing network capacity using cloud edge providers. A method may include identifying, by an edge device of a network, a request for network capacity received via an application programming interface (API), from a user of the network; identifying offers received via the API by cloud edge providers; determining that the network capacity is available at at least one of the cloud edge providers based on the offers; deploying an edge server at the at least one of the cloud edge providers based on the network capacity being available at the at least one of the cloud edge providers; and directing traffic between the user and the edge server based on the deployment.

What is claimed: 
     
         1 . A method of managing network capacity using cloud edge providers, the method comprising:
 identifying, by at least one processor of an edge device of a network, a request for network capacity received via an application programming interface (API), from a user of the network;   identifying, by the at least one processor, offers received via the API by cloud edge providers;   determining, by the at least one processor, that the network capacity is available at at least one of the cloud edge providers based on the offers;   deploying, by the at least one processor, an edge server at the at least one of the cloud edge providers based on the network capacity being available at the at least one of the cloud edge providers; and   directing, by the at least one processor, traffic between the user and the edge server based on the deployment.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the request comprises a first indication of the network capacity, a second indication of a requested network capability, a third indication of an edge server location, a fourth indication of a duration of use of the network capacity, and a fifth indication of a price to pay for the network capacity. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the an offer of the offers comprises a first indication of an offered network capacity, a second indication of an offered network capability, a third indication of an offered edge server location, a fourth indication of an offered duration of use of the offered network capacity, and a fifth indication of an offered price of the offered network capacity. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 determining that an offered network capability of a first offer of the offers satisfies a requested network capability of the request;   determining that an offered edge server location of the first offer satisfies a requested edge server location of the request;   determining that an offered duration of the first offer satisfies a requested duration of the network capacity; and   determining that an offered price of the first offer satisfies a requested price of the first offer,   wherein deploying the edge server at the at least one of the cloud edge providers is further based on the offered network capability satisfying the requested network capability, the offered edge server location satisfying the requested edge server location, the offered duration satisfies the requested duration, and the offered price satisfies the requested price.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the offers received via the API comprise a first offer received from a first cloud edge provider and a second offer received from a second cloud edge provider different than the first cloud edge provider. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein a first offered network capacity of the first offer is different than a second offered network capacity of the second offer. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein determining that the network capacity is available at the at least one of the cloud edge providers further comprises determining that the network capacity is available at a first cloud edge provider and at a second cloud edge provider. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising monitoring the traffic between the user and the edge server. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 identifying a second request for second network capacity received via the API, from a second user of the network;   identifying second offers received via the API by the cloud edge providers;   determining that the second network capacity is unavailable the cloud edge providers based on the second offers; and   sending one or more messages, to at least one of the second user or the cloud edge providers, associated with negotiating the second network capacity.   
     
     
         10 . A device for managing network capacity using cloud edge providers, the device comprising memory coupled to at least one processor of an edge device of a network, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
 identify a request for network capacity received via an application programming interface (API), from a user of the network;   identify offers received via the API by cloud edge providers;   determine that the network capacity is available at at least one of the cloud edge providers based on the offers;   deploy an edge server at the at least one of the cloud edge providers based on the network capacity being available at the at least one of the cloud edge providers; and   direct traffic between the user and the edge server based on the deployment.   
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 10 , wherein the request comprises a first indication of the network capacity, a second indication of a requested network capability, a third indication of an edge server location, a fourth indication of a duration of use of the network capacity, and a fifth indication of a price to pay for the network capacity. 
     
     
         12 . The device of  claim 10 , wherein the an offer of the offers comprises a first indication of an offered network capacity, a second indication of an offered network capability, a third indication of an offered edge server location, a fourth indication of an offered duration of use of the offered network capacity, and a fifth indication of an offered price of the offered network capacity. 
     
     
         13 . The device of  claim 10 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
 determine that an offered network capability of a first offer of the offers satisfies a requested network capability of the request;   determine that an offered edge server location of the first offer satisfies a requested edge server location of the request;   determine that an offered duration of the first offer satisfies a requested duration of the network capacity; and   determine that an offered price of the first offer satisfies a requested price of the first offer,   wherein to deploy the edge server at the at least one of the cloud edge providers is further based on the offered network capability satisfying the requested network capability, the offered edge server location satisfying the requested edge server location, the offered duration satisfies the requested duration, and the offered price satisfies the requested price.   
     
     
         14 . The device of  claim 10 , wherein the offers received via the API comprise a first offer received from a first cloud edge provider and a second offer received from a second cloud edge provider different than the first cloud edge provider. 
     
     
         15 . The device of  claim 14 , wherein a first offered network capacity of the first offer is different than a second offered network capacity of the second offer. 
     
     
         16 . The device of  claim 10 , wherein to determine that the network capacity is available at the at least one of the cloud edge providers further comprises to determine that the network capacity is available at a first cloud edge provider and at a second cloud edge provider. 
     
     
         17 . The device of  claim 10 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to monitor the traffic between the user and the edge server. 
     
     
         18 . The device of  claim 10 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
 identify a second request for second network capacity received via the API, from a second user of the network;   identify second offers received via the API by the cloud edge providers;   determine that the second network capacity is unavailable the cloud edge providers based on the second offers; and   send one or more messages, to at least one of the second user or the cloud edge providers, associated with negotiating the second network capacity.   
     
     
         19 . A system for managing network capacity using cloud edge providers, the system comprising:
 an edge device of a network, the edge device comprising an application programming interface (API), the edge device configured to:
 identify a request for network capacity received via the API, from a user of the network; 
 identify offers received via the API by cloud edge providers; 
 determine that the network capacity is available at at least one of the cloud edge providers based on the offers; 
 deploy an edge server at the at least one of the cloud edge providers based on the network capacity being available at the at least one of the cloud edge providers; and 
 direct traffic between the user and the edge server based on the deployment. 
   
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 19 , wherein the request comprises a first indication of the network capacity, a second indication of a requested network capability, a third indication of an edge server location, a fourth indication of a duration of use of the network capacity, and a fifth indication of a price to pay for the network capacity.